Achievement (Latest Articles)

Latest indexed articles for 'Achievement'

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Goal orientations and performance: differential relationships across levels of analysis and as a function of task demands.

29 Apr 2009 Goal orientation and self-regulation theories were integrated to develop a multilevel framework aimed at addressing controversies regarding the magnitude and direction of goal orientation effects on performance. In Study 1, goal orientations were ...
rec_pub_19450008-goal-orientations-performance-differential-relationships-levels.htm

Collective efficacy, group potency, and group performance: meta-analyses of their relationships, and test of a mediation model.

29 Apr 2009 The authors examined relationships among collective efficacy, group potency, and group performance. Meta-analytic results (based on 6,128 groups, 31,019 individuals, 118 correlations adjusted for dependence, and 96 studies) reveal that collective ...
rec_pub_19450017-collective-efficacy-group-potency-group-performance-meta-analyses.htm

The role of goal-focused leadership in enabling the expression of conscientiousness.

29 Apr 2009 The authors tested the hypothesis that goal-focused leadership enables conscientious workers to perform effectively by helping them to accurately understand organizational goal priorities. Data collected from 162 workers in a private sector document ...
rec_pub_19450014-the-role-goal-focused-leadership-enabling-expression-conscientiousness.htm

A matter of time: individual differences, contextual dynamics, and goal progress effects on multiple-goal self-regulation.

29 Apr 2009 The authors examined contextual dynamics and individual differences as moderators of the relationship between goal-performance discrepancies and time allocation among competing demands. As hypothesized, a complex 3-way interaction was observed among ...
rec_pub_19450007-a-matter-time-individual-differences-contextual-dynamics-goal.htm

A two-factor model of defensive pessimism and its relations with achievement motives.

29 Apr 2009 The author first examined the underlying factor structure of the defensive pessimism construct and its relations with achievement motives. The author used a sample of 542 Singaporean undergraduate students and found that defensive pessimism is a ...
rec_pub_19455858-a-two-factor-model-defensive-pessimism-relations-achievement-motives.htm

Alternate models of sibling status effects on health in later life.

29 Apr 2009 Although siblings are thought to be influential in child development, little is known about the influence of sibling status on the health of older adults. Using structural equation modeling, the authors created and tested a series of models with ...
rec_pub_19413424-alternate-models-sibling-status-effects-health-later-life.htm

Neither colorblind nor oppositional: perceived minority status and trajectories of academic adjustment among Latinos in elite higher education.

29 Apr 2009 As more Latinos experience upward social mobility, it is increasingly necessary to challenge oppositional cultural assumptions to explain how perceived minority status barriers may influence their academic achievement. The present study builds on ...
rec_pub_19413422-neither-colorblind-oppositional-perceived-minority-status.htm

Early math matters: kindergarten number competence and later mathematics outcomes.

29 Apr 2009 Children's number competencies over 6 time points, from the beginning of kindergarten to the middle of 1st grade, were examined in relation to their mathematics achievement over 5 later time points, from the end of 1st grade to the end of 3rd grade. ...
rec_pub_19413436-early-math-matters-kindergarten-number-competence-later-mathematics.htm

Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement.

29 Apr 2009 Early adolescence is often marked by changes in school context, family relationships, and developmental processes. In the context of these changes, academic performance often declines, while at the same time the long-term implications of academic ...
rec_pub_19413429-parental-involvement-middle-school-meta-analytic-assessment.htm

A structured observation of behavioral self-regulation and its contribution to kindergarten outcomes.

29 Apr 2009 The authors examined a new assessment of behavioral regulation and contributions to achievement and teacher-rated classroom functioning in a sample (N = 343) of kindergarteners from 2 geographical sites in the United States. Behavioral regulation ...
rec_pub_19413419-a-structured-observation-behavioral-self-regulation-contribution.htm

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